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About the role
We are seeking a Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer to own vehicle-level reliability testing and hardware issue resolution for our on-road program. In this role, you will run a dedicated test fleet, plan and execute the durability and environmental testing behind it, and own the highest-priority vehicle hardware issues from first report through root cause, corrective action, and verification. This is a hands-on role based in the garage, on the road, and at test sites and labs. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Automotive Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent hands-on experience will be considered in place of the degree
- 7+ years in vehicle test, validation, durability, field quality, or reliability engineering on prototype, pre-production, or production vehicles in automotive, EV, autonomous vehicle, or commercial vehicle programs
- Experience running a test or durability fleet, including duty cycle definition, mileage accumulation planning, driver coordination, and configuration and test record control
- Demonstrated ownership of field or test failures from first report through reproduction, root cause, containment, corrective action, and verification, across multiple engineering teams
- Hands-on failure analysis of returned vehicle hardware, including teardown, functional confirmation on a vehicle or buck, and coordination of ingress, thermal, and vibration testing with labs
- Working knowledge of structured problem solving: 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone, and FMEA
More about this role
Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.
Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We’re changing that.
Atoms builds Physical AI— real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive.
This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don’t just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale.
We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life.
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